Tag: Nation

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. listen during a news conference in Cairo, Egypt. The US is sending confused message about Egypt. McCain gets OK from White House to go to Egypt, then goes and holds news conference spouting views contrary to administration. Local media in Egypt reporting that McCain and el-Sissi had confrontations over the issues. Meanwhile deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns is in Egypt, forbidden to talk to Morsi, while meeting with minor Brotherhood officials and the military. This after Kerry said the military was ârestoring democracyâ by ousting democratically elected president. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

US messaging mess in Egypt complicates diplomacy

Matthew Lee · August 8, 2013 8:45 pm

Retail workers’ union to rejoin AFL-CIO

Sam Hananel · August 8, 2013 8:43 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, file photo, Americorps volunteer John Harris III, who is helping to coordinate a jobs fair program, fill up some documents for job seekers in Washington. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits for the first week of August, on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US jobless claims at 6-year low, but hiring lags

MARTIN CRUTSINGERPAUL WISEMAN · August 8, 2013 8:40 pm

This image provided by NOAA, shows a Atlantic deep-sea red crab mating pair. The male crab is carrying the inverted female. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationâs ship Okeanos Explorer and its robotic sub are providing live coverage of a expedition off Nantucket, that is allowing other scientists and everyday people to follow along. Until now, the world of the deep sea floor has mostly been the province of scientists where a handful of researchers would huddle on a ship and watch the video from below, take notes, and two or three years later write a scientific paper. (AP Photo/NOAA)

A reality show with depth: Live ocean exploration

Seth Borenstein · August 8, 2013 8:37 pm

McCain worries Egypt may suffer prolonged violence

Bradley Klapper · August 8, 2013 8:04 pm

FILE - In this May 30, 2013 file photo, Oprah Winfrey speaks during Harvard University's commencement ceremonies in Cambridge, Mass. President Barack Obama will bestow the nationâs highest civilian honor on Oprah Winfrey and former President Bill Clinton later this year. Clinton and Winfrey will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House along with 14 others, including former Sen. Richard Lugar and womenâs rights activist Gloria Steinem. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Obama to honor Clinton, Oprah with freedom medal

Josh Lederman · August 8, 2013 7:29 pm

FILE - This Sept. 7, 2012 file photo shows Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, left, and first baseman Adam LaRoche, center, greeting Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park in Washington. Other ballclubs may stake the claim to âAmericaâs team,â but when it comes to the nationâs ruling class, itâs the Washington Nationals in a landslide. On their way to Washingtonâs first postseason baseball appearance since 1933, the Nationals last year won the affection of many national politicians, policymakers and pundits. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Parties find something to agree on: Nationals

Frederic J. Frommer · August 8, 2013 7:24 pm

This handout photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), taken July 24, 2013, shows Tropical Storm Dorian. Federal forecasters are slightly reducing their prediction for a busy Atlantic hurricane season. The Federal forecasters are slightly reducing their prediction for a busy Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA updated its hurricane season forecast Thursday, slightly cutting back the number of hurricanes they expect this year to somewhere between six and nine. updated its hurricane season forecast Thursday, slightly cutting back the number of hurricanes they expect this year to somewhere between six and nine. (AP Photo/NOAA)

NOAA trims forecast for busy hurricane season

Seth Borenstein · August 8, 2013 5:18 pm

Obama to sign student loan bill Friday

Washington Examiner · August 8, 2013 5:11 pm

This image provided by the Smithsonian Institution Libraries shows a page from the 1505 notebook that shows a proposed pilot's position in a flying machine, upper right. Leonardo da Vinciâs early sketches of human flight some 400 years before the airplaneâs invention will make a rare visit to the Smithsonianâs National Air and Space Museum in Washington. The museum announced Thursday that it will display da Vinciâs âCodex on the Flight of Birdsâ between Sept. 13 and Oct. 22. The notebook from 1505 includes the famous artistâs study of birds and his descriptions of how humans could one day fly. (AP Photo/Smithsonian Institution Libraries)

Da Vinci’s study of flight to visit Smithsonian

Brett Zongker · August 8, 2013 2:33 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013, file photo, a realty sign hangs in front of a home for sale in Gilbert, Ariz. Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates for the past week on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

US average rate on 30-year loan at 4.40 pct.

Marcy Gordon · August 8, 2013 2:22 pm

This black-and-white handout photo provided by the Smithsonian's National Zoo, taken Aug. 7, 2013, shows a pair of Sumatran tiger cubs born Aug. 5, with their 4-year-old mother Damai, at the zoo in Washington. The zoo announced Thursday that the cubs born to 4-year-old Damai on Monday appear to be healthy, and the new mother has been seen grooming and nursing them. (AP Photo/Smithsonian's National Zoo)

2 Sumatran tiger cubs born at National Zoo

Washington Examiner · August 8, 2013 12:49 pm